Definitions
One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
Word origin
Borrowed from French druide, from Old French, via Latin Druidae, from Gaulish *druwits, from Proto-Celtic *druwits (literally either “oak-knower” or “firm knower, great sage”), from either Proto-Indo-European *dóru (“tree”) or *drew- (“solid, firm, hard”) and *weyd- (“to see, to have knowledge”) (whence also English wizard; Proto-Slavic *vědьma (> Russian ве́дьма (védʹma))).
Used in a sentence
“You can find hundreds of Druids at Stonehenge.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Ancient Celtic priest”5 letters
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